House

House

Parental Guide

Gripping medical/moral drama isn't for kids.

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Parents need to know that this medical drama deals with life-threatening illnesses that are often depicted graphically. Characters routinely work their way around hospital regulations in order to save patients, a practice that raises complex moral dilemmas that may confuse younger viewers. They also drink, smoke, curse, use drugs, get in arguments, violate rules, and lie. The show also contains some salty language ("crap," "damn," "hell") and some sexual innuendo. House's addiction to painkillers is a recurring theme.

Season 8 Episode 19:

The C-Word

Season 8 Episode 18:

Body & Soul

The team treats a boy who wakes up from nightmares of being choked still unable to breathe; Park has intimate dreams about co-workers; Dominika discovers a secret that has the potential to ruin her relationship with House.

Season 8 Episode 14:

Love Is Blind

Season 8 Episode 13:

Man of the House

The team notices behavioral changes in a marriage counselor who collapsed during a speaking engagement; House and Dominka work to convince Immigration they are a happy couple; House chooses a team leader.

Season 8 Episode 12:

Chase

As Chase treats Moira (Julie Mond), a cloistered nun who is on the verge of making life-altering vows, they form a connection that causes Moira to question her faith; Taub and House take part in a series of pranks.

Season 8 Episode 11:

Nobody's Fault

Season 8 Episode 10:

Runaways

When a homeless teenager's (Bridgit Mendler) symptoms get worse, adult consent is required for an invasive surgery; Taub tries to connect with his daughters; House threatens Foreman's relationship with a married woman (Yaya DaCosta).

Season 8 Episode 7:

Dead & Buried

The team discovers its teenage patient isn't just being dramatic when her symptoms worsen; House becomes consumed with determining the cause of a 4-year-old's death; Park tries to get Chase to admit why he has become obsessed with grooming.

Season 8 Episode 6:

Parents; Dead & Buried

The team discovers a disturbing family secret while trying to find a bone-marrow match for an ailing teen; House tries to remove his ankle monitor so he can go to a boxing match; House tries to determine the cause of a 4-year-old's death.

Season 8 Episode 6:

Parents

The team discovers a disturbing family secret while trying to find a bone marrow match for an ailing teen; House tries to remove his ankle monitor so he can go to a boxing match; Taub's ex-wife wants to move across the country with their daughter.

Season 8 Episode 5:

The Confession

A patient confesses dark secrets to his family and community, compromising his chances of receiving life-saving medical treatment; Chase and Taub rejoin the team; Taub struggles to balance work and fatherhood.

Season 8 Episode 4:

Risky Business

A businessman (Michael Nouri) becomes ill days before signing a contract that would relocate his company's labor force to China; Park prepares for her hearing with the hospital's disciplinary committee.

Season 8 Episode 3:

Charity Case; Risky Business

When a man collapses after making a generous donation, House and Dr. Chi Park try to identify his medical disorder; a businessman becomes ill days before signing a contract that would relocate his company's labor force to China.

Season 7 Episode 15:

Bombshells

Season 7 Episode 14:

Recession Proof

A patient has a severe rash after being exposed to caustic chemicals at work; House must choose between attending a charity event to support Cuddy and staying with his patient; Chase and Masters learn about relationships.

Two Stories

Season 7 Episode 12:

You Must Remember This

A woman with an extraordinary memory experiences temporary paralysis, and a visit from her sister triggers more health complications; Foreman helps Taub prepare for an exam; House discovers Wilson's new secret companion.

Season 7 Episode 8:

Small Sacrifices; Larger Than Life

A man becomes a patient after re-enacting the Crucifixion; after saving a stranger who fell onto subway tracks, a man suddenly collapses despite appearing to be unscathed; House tries to avoid a dinner.

Season 7 Episode 8:

Small Sacrifices

A man becomes a patient after re-enacting the Crucifixion; Taub questions his wife about her relationship with a member of an infidelity support group; Wilson's relationship with Sam takes an unexpected turn at a co-worker's wedding.

Season 7 Episode 7:

A Pox on Our House

When a 200-year-old medicine jar shatters in a teenager's palm, she is admitted to the hospital with symptoms closely linked to smallpox; House must make a dangerous decision that puts his life in jeopardy; Wilson and Sam comfort a young patient.

Season 7 Episode 6:

Office Politics

House chooses a third-year medical student (Amber Tamblyn) when Cuddy forces him to hire a female team member; a politician's campaign manager mysteriously falls ill with liver failure and temporary paralysis.

Season 7 Episode 5:

Unplanned Parenthood

Season 7 Episode 4:

Massage Therapy

House and his team make unexpected discoveries about a female patient admitted to the hospital after severe and uncontrollable vomiting; House and Cuddy are forced to face the reservations in their relationship after a visit from a massage therapist.

Season 6 Episode 10:

Wilson

Season 6 Episode 9:

Ignorance Is Bliss

On the eve of Thanksgiving, the team treats an exceptionally brilliant physicist who traded his career for a job as a courier; a myriad of strange symptoms nearly stumps the doctors; the doctors wrestle with strained personal relationships.

Season 6 Episode 8:

Teamwork

House reclaims his role as head of diagnostics in time to treat an adult film star admitted to the hospital for pulsating eye pain; Cuddy is reminded that Princeton Plainsboro is not conducive to healthy personal relationships.

Season 6 Episode 7:

Known Unknowns

A teenage girl is brought to the hospital with severely swollen appendages after a wild night out; as her condition worsens, the patient is unable to distinguish fact from fiction; the doctors attend a medical conference.

Season 6 Episode 2:

Broken

Season 6 Episode 1:

Broken

House goes through detox, hoping to stop the hallucinations that tormented him; Dr. Nolan refuses to sign the paperwork to reinstate House's license until House participates in his own mental recovery.

Season 6 Episode 1:

Broken

House goes through detox, hoping to stop the hallucinations that tormented him; Dr. Nolan refuses to sign the paperwork to reinstate House's license until House participates in his own mental recovery; House decides to accept treatment from Nolan.

Season 5 Episode 24:

Both Sides Now

Season 5 Episode 23:

Under My Skin; Both Sides Now

House and the team treat a ballerina whose lungs collapse during a performance; House is intrigued by a patient whose left brain and right brain operate independently, creating two distinct personalities.

Simple Explanation

Season 5 Episode 19:

Locked In

A man (Mos Def) awakes in a New York hospital after a bicycle accident, unable to move or communicate; injured and in the next bed, Dr. House insists he knows what is affecting the man and has him transferred to Princeton Plainsboro.

Season 5 Episode 15:

Unfaithful

Season 5 Episode 14:

The Greater Good

While treating a former cancer researcher who gave up her career to pursue her own personal happiness, House and his staff begin to question their own choices; Thirteen begins to show serious reactions to her experimental treatment.

Season 5 Episode 13:

Big Baby

Season 5 Episode 12:

Painless

House and the team try to diagnose a man's severe, chronic pain; Thirteen and Foreman explore their complicated relationship; Cuddy discovers that caring for her baby leaves her with little time to run the hospital.

Season 5 Episode 7:

The Itch

House and the team treat an agoraphobic who adamantly refuses to leave his home and get treatment at the hospital; Chase and Cameron try to work through some kinks in their relationship; House deals with an itch he can't seem to scratch.

Season 5 Episode 3:

Adverse Events

House and the team take on the case of a struggling artist with an undiagnosed illness that's distorting his perception and threatening his career; House continues to have a private investigator dig up dirt on everyone on his team.

Season 5 Episode 2:

Not Cancer

House and the team investigate a string of deaths centering around a single organ donor, then rush to save the only two surviving recipients; House auditions new best friends and uses a detective to spy on Wilson.

Season 5 Episode 1:

Dying Changes Everything

Still mourning the death of his girlfriend, Wilson resigns from Princeton Plainsboro; House must determine if he is responsible for the death of his best friend's girlfriend; Thirteen struggles to treat a patient objectively.

Season 4 Episode 16:

Wilson's Heart

Season 4 Episode 15:

House's Head; Wilson's Heart

A bus accident robs House of several hours, and as his memory slowly returns, he realizes that one of his fellow passengers was exhibiting signs of a deadly illness, so he races to unlock the secrets in his brain.

Season 4 Episode 15:

House's Head

A bus accident robs House of several hours, and as his memory slowly returns, he realizes that one of his fellow passengers was exhibiting signs of a deadly illness, so he races to unlock the secrets in his brain.

Season 4 Episode 14:

Living the Dream

House takes matters into his own hands when he feels certain that one of the actors on his favorite soap opera (Jason Lewis) is suffering from a serious medical condition, but the actor dismisses House's assessment.

Season 4 Episode 13:

No More Mr. Nice Guy

House suspects a patient has a bigger problem than the original diagnosis; House and Amber argue about how much time they each get to spend with Wilson; Cuddy demands that House give his team performance reviews.

Season 4 Episode 11:

Frozen

Season 4 Episode 10:

It's a Wonderful Lie

As the team runs tests to determine what caused a woman to have sudden paralysis of the hands, the rest of her system begins to shut down; the team participates in a gift exchange with a twist, courtesy of House.

Season 4 Episode 9:

Games

House assigns the candidates to the particularly challenging case of an uncooperative, over-the-hill rock star with a history of drug abuse and civil disobedience; Cuddy orders House to hire the members of his team.

Season 4 Episode 6:

Whatever It Takes

Season 4 Episode 5:

Mirror Mirror

While treating a patient they think is a hypochondriac, Foreman and the six fellows seem to learn more about themselves than about the patient; Cameron and Chase gamble on which candidate House will cut next.

Season 4 Episode 4:

Guardian Angels

House and the remaining candidates must determine why a 20-year-old cosmetician had a massive seizure and now has hallucinations; Foreman's reputation precedes him as he interviews for a new job; House must narrow the candidates to six.

Season 4 Episode 3:

97 Seconds

House splits the final 10 fellowship candidates into two teams by gender; the teams must treat a man with muscular atrophy and diagnose the cause; at his new hospital, Foreman resorts to Houselike behavior to help a patient.

Season 3 Episode 23:

The Jerk

Season 3 Episode 22:

Resignation

A 19-year-old college student goes to the hospital after coughing up blood during karate class; House takes a special interest in an attractive nutritionist (Piper Perabo), who accompanied her boyfriend to the clinic.

Half-Wit

Season 3 Episode 14:

Insensitive

A snowstorm leaves the ER short-staffed on Valentine's Day; House determines that Foreman's patient, who was injured in a car accident, has a rare condition that makes her completely insensitive to pain.

Season 3 Episode 13:

Needle in a Haystack

Season 3 Episode 12:

One Day, One Room

House returns to the hospital after a short stint in rehab; Cuddy comes to collect on the debt of perjuring herself for House; House encounters a patient who tests positive for an STD and says she was raped recently.

Season 3 Episode 8:

Whac-A-Mole

Season 3 Episode 7:

Son of Coma Guy

Symptoms point to a possible genetic connection when House notices something about the son of a man (John Larroquette) who has been in a coma for a decade; Wilson confronts House about stealing his prescription pad.

Season 1 Episode 19:

Kids

Season 1 Episode 18:

Babies & Bathwater

House and his team scramble to find the cause of kidney and brain dysfunction in a pregnant patient, leaving the woman and her husband to face a heartbreaking choice, and Vogler continues his quest to have House fired.

Season 1 Episode 15:

Mob Rules

Season 1 Episode 14:

Control

Billionaire entrepreneur Edward Vogler (Chi McBride) buys his way into becoming chairman of the board with plans to use the facility as a new biotech venture, which could mean the hospital no longer needs the services of Dr. House.

Season 1 Episode 5:

Damned if You Do

Season 1 Episode 4:

Maternity

Dr. House annoys his boss when he suggests that two sick newborns in the hospital are the start of an epidemic, but as more babies fall ill, the maternity ward closes and the doctors battle over courses of treatment.